Habitat Loss Concerns

The herbs, vegetables, fruits, and trees have been depleted from the forest.

— Kachala Choudhary

In our forest, the large trees have been destroyed. All the trees, including neem and other plants, have been completely wiped out.

— Kachala Choudhary

At this time, there are no birds left in the forest. I don't know where the birds have gone, and there are no animals, and plants are becoming very scarce due to deforestation.

— Kamleah Kumar · Dalla, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Change or damage is happening, all the forest trees and creepers are getting destroyed, animals and birds have disappeared.

— Niranjan Bisi · Boudh, Odisha

Forest land has been lost.

— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Forest land has been lost.

— अमर जीत · Kon, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

The jungle has been cleared out, it has become very desolate.

— Nilkantha Nayak · Malkangiri, Odisha

There are no trees in the forest, no animals, no birds, no living beings; everything has been destroyed. Name: Kose Madkami, Village: Gorakhunta, Malkangiri.

— Trinath badanayak · Kamarpalli, Malkangiri, Odisha

The forest is depleting

— Vinita Singh Yadav · Dharura, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

They have been living there for a long time. Now, there have been changes in the forest. Valuable trees are not found. Animals and birds are no longer in the forest. Everything is gone.

— Trinath badanayak · Malakanagiri, Malkangiri, Odisha

Fruit trees and vegetable plants have disappeared from our forests.

— Kachala Choudhary

Even many large trees in the forest have been depleted, and there are no medicinal herbs left. Animals and birds in the forest are also disappearing. Therefore, we absolutely need the forest.

— Mukunda Majhi · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

Adama, who are you in the village? How was the forest before, and how is it now? There used to be a forest, but now it's gone. There are no animals or wildlife left.

— Kanaka Pradhan · Balangir, Odisha

Trees, herbs are not seen

— Santosh Pradhan

Forests are disappearing, livelihoods are being destroyed. Forests are also getting depleted, herbs are disappearing. It's not like it used to be.

— Chanda · Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

Large trees have been cut down, due to which it is becoming difficult to find forest vegetables and herbs.

— Kachala Choudhary

We have seen many changes in the forest nowadays, such as trees and plants being cut down, the forest being deforested, herbs disappearing, animals and birds going extinct, and the water level depleting.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

Before, there used to be a very dense forest and thick, large bushes.

— Surajsingh Parmar · Alirajpur, Madhya Pradesh

Name - Udaya Guruteli Village - Jamuguda District - Malkangiri In the forest I observed, trees, creepers, birds, various kinds of medicinal plants, and weeds are decreasing.

— S Guruteli

There was a forest, but it is no longer there. To obtain medicinal herbs, they planted a forest so that they could get the herbs.

— Padmini Bhoi · SKIP NO LOCATION

In the forest, all the ancient trees are disappearing. And all the medicinal trees are also disappearing.

— Anupama Mahanand

Currently, we are seeing that trees, animals, and herbs in the forest are being destroyed.

— MUKTA THAKUR · Kalahandi, Odisha

We are not getting food to eat. Brother, the forest is completely depleted. When they destroyed everything by cutting down trees for mining, after that, now we are deprived of things like Charikuli, Barukuli, Kendu, and even bears (Bhalia), including the black bear (Kala Bhalia).

— swornalata nayak · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

The various types of fruits that used to be found in the forest are no longer available.

— KARUKAR MURMU · SKIP NO LOCATION

Significant changes or losses are occurring in forests, such as trees and plants being cut down excessively, herbs disappearing, animals becoming extinct, and insects migrating from one place to another.

— Sunil oraon · Ranchi, Jharkhand

We have been living in this area for many years. What we see in our region is that the forest cover has also decreased. There are no animals now.

— sudhir gamanga · Gadiakhala, Ketalugurha, Rayagada

Herbs/animals in the forest are undergoing changes or damage.

— AbhiLL Ipsa

The forests, animals, birds, and springs that used to be in our forest are slowly disappearing.

— Batakrushna Sahoo

What our ancestors used to obtain, now 90% of the forest has been destroyed. With the destruction of forests, the hills have also been destroyed. Whatever materials we used to find, especially food items, are no longer available.

— jitendra khila · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

Yes, damage has definitely occurred. Previously, people used to obtain two traditional food items by cutting trees from the forest. Now, these are not available. Furthermore, there has been extensive damage to medicinal plants, and those are also not available.

— gobardhan pangi

Animals and birds living in the forest are becoming very scarce and are rarely seen. Trees and plants are also significantly decreasing due to deforestation. And sometimes it also happens that fires break out in summer (Jeth) because the forests themselves are diminishing.

— Kamleah Kumar · Dalla, Sonbhadra, Uttar Pradesh

The government has encroached upon our forests and destroyed the trees and plants.

— Kachala Choudhary

The tribal community has been displaced from our forests, and the forests have been destroyed.

— Kachala Choudhary

In this village, the forest has been damaged a bit more than before this time. Herbs cannot be collected, and because of that, we...

— Padmini Bhoi

We, the Boram community, have been residing here for a long time. When our ancestors arrived, there were extensive dense forests. Elephants, wild boars, tigers, and bears were abundant. Now, nothing is left. Due to the coal mine operations, everything has been cleared.

— Parsuram Sa · Sundargarh, Odisha

There is a lot of blasting happening here, and due to the blasting, the forest is also being destroyed. Animals and birds are also losing their habitats. A lot of forest is being destroyed. Due to the blasting, we cannot even stay here. When a lot of forest is destroyed, we are that much.

— RINA BEHERA · Sundargarh, Odisha

Nowadays, due to the damage to all forests, animals, birds, and insects are all disappearing.

— Gourang Adhikari · Udulibeda, Malkangiri, Odisha

This is human-induced devastation. By cutting down forests, many creatures, plants, medicinal herbs, animals, and birds are being harmed.

— Padmini Bhoi

What is not found in our forest. Sarbaria mushrooms used to be found in our forest before. Now they are not. Then, Bausi mushrooms, they are also not abundant. The Bausi (bamboo) plants also died out. And where are our old Kendu branches to speak of now?

— jitendra khila · Gandhinagar, Rayagada, Odisha

Our medicinal herbs, vegetables, fruits, and trees are depleting from the forests.

— Kachala Choudhary